Crime & Safety

Dog Bites 12-Year-Old in Skokie

A pit bull attack hospitalized the boy Tuesday morning.

The dog, which belongs to a family in the neighborhood, bit the boy in the 8300 block of Christiana, according to a WGN report. The boy was bleeding while being transported to the hospital, witnesses said.

He was hospitalized with injuries that aren’t considered to be life-threatening.

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